Indiana residents face desperation as power outages continue after powerful storms

Residents in Gary, Indiana, are facing desperation as power outages continue 11 days after deadly storms brought record rainfall and major flooding to the region. Many in Gary live in poverty, and the prolonged outages have left grocery shelves empty and insulin spoiling. People reliant on oxygen are unable to use their tanks.

According to Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO), 43,400 of its customers remained without power in the region on Friday, down from over 300,000 immediately after the storm. The utility company considers restoring service to Gary a "monumental undertaking" and expects to complete it by Tuesday. As of the latest outage tracker data, 25,830 homes and businesses in Lake County, Indiana, are without power, affecting 12.58% of the 205,249 customers tracked.

Residents are growing increasingly desperate, with one resident, Renita Theus, 41, expressing her frustration, saying "Every day I'm crying." The situation is expected to be exacerbated by another round of rain.

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